Il Rilievo come Sistema di Conoscenza: la Casa dei Cavalieri di Rodi / Survey as a Knowledge System: the House of the Knights of Rhodes

The study and interpretation of so-called Archaeological Architecrure is normally a very difficult task: it usually involves rather stratified and often heavily restored configurations, the end result of years of alterations. Surveys are one of the best ways to comprehensively examine the nature of these artefacts because surveys can not only place them in context, but can also further clarify the sequence of these transformations based on key input provided by iconographic and bibliographic documents about the building. The House of the Knights of Rhodes in the Forum of Augustus as we see it today is the result of centuries-old stratifications, and is indeed emblematic: nevertheless, we do not have up-todate, well-organized documentation about the House. The partial strudies of its important and significant archaeological position in the Imperial Forums have recently taken on new meaning thanks to fresh excavation campaigns. In turn this has led to the launch of several studies on the whole complex.